by svsauthor | Feb 3, 2020 | old entries, philosophy, Uncategorized
The most upset my dad ever got with me was when I dropped out of college after my sophomore year. I knew that I would return to school in a semester or two, but he was sure that I was destined for a lousy job and a life of could-have-beens. The second most mad my dad...
by svsauthor | Dec 22, 2019 | philosophy, Uncategorized
In 1993, I joined a group of Taiwanese academics on a trip to the twin islands of Kinmen. One of our tasks was to make semi-formal presentations to a group of local residents to assure them that the economy of Kinmen would not collapse once most of the islands’...
by svsauthor | Dec 12, 2019 | philosophy, Uncategorized
One day early in my first of two stints living in Taiwan, I was standing on a corner waiting for the light to change. A woman was also standing there. She turned to me and, in English, asked, “What are you doing here?” We both were walking from the campus of National...
by svsauthor | Dec 9, 2019 | Environmental philosophy, philosophy, Uncategorized
Even though I sometimes lie motionless in a meadow long enough for the creatures of the meadow to forget I am there, my two most memorable moments in meadows were times when I was very much noticed. Both events were alongside my first wife Lisa. The first was on our...
by svsauthor | Nov 25, 2019 | Environmental philosophy, philosophy, Uncategorized
A year ago I wrote a blog about the tundra swans at Brownsville, Minnesota. I try not to repeat myself in my blogs, but the swans are such a spectacular sight that they deserve a second mention. I worried I might miss the swans this year. Thousands of the birds show...
by svsauthor | Nov 11, 2019 | Environmental philosophy, philosophy, Uncategorized
I go out for coffee four or five mornings a week, but rotate between four different shops. One shop is close to home and easy to get to by bicycle or by foot. It, however, is also near the university where I worked before retirement and is frequented by former...
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